Ministry of Women and Child Development
Tracking of Missing Children
The Ministry of Women and Child Development  is hosting a web portal "TrackChild" to track the missing and found children. The TrackChild Portal is implemented in association with various stakeholders including Ministry of Home Affairs , Ministry of Railways, State Governments/UT Administrations, Child Welfare Committees, Juvenile Justice Boards and National Legal Services Authority.
The “Khoya-Paya” another citizen centric portal has also been launched in 2015. The Ministry of WCD supports 24x7 outreach helpline service for children in distress. This service is available through a dedicated toll free number, 1098, which can be accessed by children in crisis or by adults on their behalf from any place in the geographical location of India.
The Ministry has been using Facial Recognition System employed by Delhi Police to track the missing children, with the help of NIC.
As per information provided by latest NCRB Report for 2018, State/UT-wise number of missing and traced children  in the country during 2014-18 is given below:
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State/UT-wise Report on Missing and Traced Children  during 2014-2018
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SL
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State/UT
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2014
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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Missing
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Traced
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Missing
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Traced
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Missing
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Traced
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Missing
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Traced
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Missing
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Traced
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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3442
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2449
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3278
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2109
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3324
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1912
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3616
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2902
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3150
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2610
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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43
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35
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105
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82
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61
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33
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74
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48
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34
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32
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3
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Assam
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1402
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721
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2169
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1137
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2413
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1069
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1651
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1170
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2120
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1461
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4
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Bihar
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2349
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890
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3523
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2444
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5896
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3026
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8493
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3271
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12072
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6967
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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2290
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1794
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2686
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1821
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3127
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2051
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3341
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2267
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4237
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2920
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6
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Goa
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92
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60
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73
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42
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57
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25
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45
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14
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47
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16
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7
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Gujarat
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1972
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1284
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1780
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1088
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2007
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1247
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2172
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1653
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2417
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1873
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8
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Haryana
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3281
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821
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3208
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1401
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3575
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1695
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3814
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2217
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3739
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2576
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9
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Himachal Pradesh
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458
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379
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322
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212
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280
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174
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368
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271
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481
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340
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10
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Jammu & Kashmir
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1460
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508
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1366
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590
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1070
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354
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725
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219
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800
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416
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11
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Jharkhand
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726
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394
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720
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191
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1008
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329
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1099
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465
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993
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377
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12
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Karnataka
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4768
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2982
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4494
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2213
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4224
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2733
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3195
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1954
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2864
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2314
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13
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Kerala
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1295
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905
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1969
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1591
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1735
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1520
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1755
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1595
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2153
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2002
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14
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Madhya Pradesh
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10299
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5730
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12768
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9203
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12068
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8197
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14158
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8834
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15320
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9284
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15
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Maharashtra
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19683
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13757
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10376
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4782
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9982
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4357
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8581
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3364
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6928
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3214
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16
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Manipur
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36
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34
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70
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30
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186
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172
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97
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75
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107
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82
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17
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Meghalaya
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134
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122
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179
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119
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184
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155
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148
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103
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163
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119
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18
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Mizoram
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2
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2
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3
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3
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0
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0
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1
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1
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3
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3
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19
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Nagaland
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4
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3
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34
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28
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77
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63
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103
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101
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97
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81
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20
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Odisha
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3188
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407
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4588
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698
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5791
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589
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7446
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6281
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3491
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1139
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21
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Punjab
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1155
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543
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1171
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478
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1290
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510
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2724
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872
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2587
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638
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22
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Rajasthan
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3547
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2598
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3456
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1233
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4203
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3216
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3403
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2453
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3521
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2479
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23
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Sikkim
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96
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88
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119
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74
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150
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110
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88
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85
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57
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52
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24
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Tamil Nadu
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4430
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3340
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5370
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4201
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5801
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4660
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5844
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4782
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5333
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4038
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25
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Telangana
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3028
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1681
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4334
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3313
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4700
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3597
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4304
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2984
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4410
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3152
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26
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Tripura
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450
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446
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179
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151
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|
197
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171
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166
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150
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198
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188
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27
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Uttar Pradesh
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3933
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2265
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4388
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2122
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5169
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1861
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5161
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2763
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5704
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2799
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28
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Uttarakhand
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385
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175
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749
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325
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859
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589
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877
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572
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938
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374
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29
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West Bengal
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21924
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14793
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14807
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6261
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16881
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5388
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19671
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11849
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16027
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10205
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TOTAL STATE
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95872
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59206
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88284
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47942
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96315
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49803
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103120
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63315
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99991
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61751
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30
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A&N Islands
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34
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26
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55
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49
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53
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48
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43
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35
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56
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44
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31
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Chandigarh
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|
341
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|
137
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|
421
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187
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|
435
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152
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513
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207
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540
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214
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32
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D&N Haveli
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24
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13
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11
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5
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8
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2
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8
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4
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4
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0
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33
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Daman & Diu
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9
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4
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30
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20
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39
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27
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34
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29
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30
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17
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34
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Delhi
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12323
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6349
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13922
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6182
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14661
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5863
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15252
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|
6807
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14986
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|
9102
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35
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Lakshadweep
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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36
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Puducherry
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59
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57
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67
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64
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58
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49
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43
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43
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49
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48
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TOTAL UT
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12790
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6586
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14506
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6507
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15254
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6141
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15893
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7125
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15665
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9425
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TOTAL 
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108662
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65792
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102790
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54449
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111569
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55944
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119013
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|
70440
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|
115656
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71176
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Source: Crime in India
Note: Clarifications are pending from West Bengal, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya & Sikkim for the year 2018
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, Smriti Zubin Irani, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.